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I remember that there were also plans to use the old coal mines in the Ruhr area as water pump storage batteries. I don't know if this was just an idea or if so
by tehabe 9y ago
I remember that there were also plans to use the old coal mines in the Ruhr area as water pump storage batteries. I don't know if this was just an idea or if someone did a study on how feasible this would be.
- Toboe 9y agohttps://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/german-coal-mine-may-be-prime-for-pumped-storage/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/german-coal-mine-may... > According to Bloomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia State Governor Hannelore Kraft recently confirmed that a project to turn the coal mine into pumped storage will move forward after mining activities have stopped.